Measuring small and now measuring big!?!

I had a growth scan 28 weeks and was told baby was measuring on the smaller side on the 10th percentile & this morning I’ve had my 32 week growth scan and she’s bang on the 90th percentile! That’s a big growth spurt in the space of 4 weeks!
So I’ve gone from worrying she’s small to now worrying I’m having a little chunk!
I know these growth charts/scans are not 100% accurate, but I still feel a bit confused and worried by such a sudden change.
What are other people’s experiences?

Comments (9)

Wow that’s crazy. I guess all you can take from that is that she is definitely growing. I think I read you need 3 growth scans with a minimum 2 week gap between them to be reliable, so hopefully your next scan will shed some light.

Wow that’s crazy. I guess all you can take from that is that she is definit...

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28/12/2017

Wow that’s crazy. I guess all you can take from that is that she is definitely growing. I think I read you need 3 growth scans with a minimum 2 week gap between them to be reliable, so hopefully your next scan will shed some light.

I hope so! They will probably tell me she’s the size of a 2 year old next time! 🙈

I could have written this! Consultant led and growth scans due to them thinking this baby would be little. She was 25th centile at 28 weeks and then last week at 32 weeks she was measuring nearly 35 weeks. I am still way smaller than I was at this stage with dd (dear daughter) though so don’t know where she is hiding! I stocked up on tiny baby too as my dd (dear daughter) was 6lbs8 and newborn was huge on her, but thinking they might not be needed for this girlie 😂

The mw that scanned me last time said that it does vary on who scans you too. Some sonographer and mw just scan as quick as they can so measurements might be me out a little or they all have an independent routine of scanning etc. X x

This exactly happened to me. I was told baby was small and then 2 weeks later was big. I was sent to have a growth scan where it was confirmed I was pretty much slap bang on the middle line. I don’t think the measurements the midwives take are very accurate really.

My midwife told me that the growth scans cna have up to 30% error margin, which explains why they vary so much! I've heard sooo many stories of growth scans that lead to inductions that once baby arrive she prove to have not been needed (babies measuring well within 'normal' ranges not big as predicted)

Thanks everyone. I think I will just go along hoping that she ‘evens out’!

I will be very interested to see what she’s measuring at 36 weeks & then what she is in reality on arrival!! Sometimes I think we are given too much information which can cause unnecessary worrying! Xx

I could have written this! My 28 week scan showed lo plotting around the 15th centile. My scan at 32 weeks jumped up to the 90th centile with a weight of 4lb 14oz. Consultant had a scratchy head moment and said she's going to see what my 36 week scan looks like to determine what's going on. Whether it was just a random growth spurt, or if something else is going on. My blood sugars were all double checked, so no GD. Just stressing about clothes now as my daughter was born on 10th centile so I've stocked up on loads of newborn clothing, and all of a sudden I could have a right little chunk x

I could have written this! My 28 week scan showed lo plotting around the 15th...

Posted
28/12/2017

I could have written this! My 28 week scan showed lo plotting around the 15th centile. My scan at 32 weeks jumped up to the 90th centile with a weight of 4lb 14oz. Consultant had a scratchy head moment and said she's going to see what my 36 week scan looks like to determine what's going on. Whether it was just a random growth spurt, or if something else is going on. My blood sugars were all double checked, so no GD. Just stressing about clothes now as my daughter was born on 10th centile so I've stocked up on loads of newborn clothing, and all of a sudden I could have a right little chunk x

Yeah it’s difficult to know what to do! My consultant was the same, just smiled and couldn’t really explain it!

I’m going with the growth spurt idea 🤞 as long as they are healthy that’s the main thing xx

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